Gale force winds in the forecast

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

Strong winds to gale force are forecast to hit the eastern coast of the North Island today and tomorrow, as far north as Mahia.

MetService has issued a Watch for severe gale-force south to south-westerlies, with a deepening low lying to the east of the North Island.

The low is expected to move away tomorrow.

The wind Watch covers Wellington, Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, the Mahia Peninsula and west to State Highway 2, through to 5pm tomorrow.

MetService also says large southerly waves will affect eastern coasts. — RH